Delayed trigger circuit



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PATENT CFFICE Claims.

This invention relates' broadly to delayed trigr circuits and more particularly to circuits as- :iated with cathode-ray tube indicating devices ovidirig for delaying registration of the pulse der examination with respect to the triggering the sweep.

[n the examination of repetitive pulse phe- `mena by means of an oscilloscope, it is coman practice to impress the wave under study on the vertical plates of the instruments cathe-ray tube and to sweep it across the screen th a sweep wave, the generationof which is ltiated by a portion of the wave to be examined. ith the sweep triggered thusly, the leading porln of the studied wave is not visible on the tube reen due to the delay between the rise of a pulse ld the starting of the sweep;

With the usual synchronized sweep system, this lay is in the order of two-tenths of a microcond, and, where the rise of the wave under idy is in the order of one-half of a micro-sec- Ld, it is readily apparent that the lost portion the wave is appreciable.

If the full wave is to be examined, therefore, is necessary to delay the triggering of the pulse nerator for a fraction of a micro-second after e sweep generator is triggered. It is with cirlitswhich provide forA such delay that the incontrol the initiation of the sweep wave of an cilloscope in timed relationship with pulse phe- )mena which are to be observed.

Another object of the invention is to provide al ilse generator trigger circuit which maybe varbly delayed until after the triggering of a sweep ave.

A further purpose of the invention is to prode separate means for delaying the triggering a pulse generator to come after the triggering a sweep wave in order that full wave indicaon of the pulsev may be obtained on the tube :reen of an oscilloscope.

It is also an object of the invention to provide delayed trigger circuit having an unsymmetri- Ll multivibrator, a triggering multivibrator and blocking oscillator arranged in such manner iat the output of the unsymmetrical multivibrar may be used to trigger the sweep generator 1d the triggering multivibrator, the variable ztput of the latter in turn being used to trigger 1e blocking oscillator so that the pulse produced y it may occur before or after the triggering of 1e sweep generator.

In carrying out the invention, in a preferred embodiment thereof, two` multivibrators and a blocking oscillator are used. A sweep generator is triggered by the trailing edge of a. square wave from the rst, or unsymmetrical, multivibrator and the leading edge of the same wave is used to trigger the second multivibrator which also generates a square wave. The trailing edge of this last-mentioned wave is then used to trigger the blocking oscillator, and, under the condition which provides for varying the on and off time of the second, or triggering multivibrator, it is possible to trigger the blocking oscillator so that the pulse generated by it will occur -before or after the triggering of the sweep wave.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of the specification,

Fig. 1 is a, block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a detailed circuit diagram of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a graphical representation of the voltage variations within the circuit at the various points indicated, and

Fig. 4 is a graphical representation of the output of the blocking oscillator with respect to the sweep wave.

Like numerals have been used throughout the drawings to designate like parts.

With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 which are illustrative of an embodiment of this invention, a multivibrator Illv comprising two electronic discharge devices 2i and 22, which may be of the triode type, is shown with its tubes connected as an unsymmetrical positive grid multivibrator. 'Ihe anode 23 of tube 2l is coupled to the grid 2t of tube 22 through the capacitor 26 and conversely, the anode 23 of tube 22 is coupled to the grid 26 of the tube 2i through the capacitor 2l. Anodes 23 and 23' of tubes 2| and 22 are connected to the common bus 28 through the respective resistancesvZS and 30. The cathode 25 of tube 2| is connected directly to a common ground 35 and the cathode of tube 22 is connected thereto through the cathode resistor 3E. The respective grids of both tubes are connected to voltage dividers comprising the resistors 3l, 38, 39 and d0. Resistor 39 has connected in parallel therewith, resistor l through the switch 42.

The output of multivibrator l0 is taken from the terminal point t3 and delivered to a sweep generator l5 through the capacitor 44. Also, the output is taken from the cathode of tube 22 at the point A and delivered to the grid #5 of the differentiating, amplifying andinverting stage il through the coupling elements 4l and t8. Negative bias is applied to grid 45 from the negative energy source 49. The anode of tube 46 is connected to positive energy source 9 through the resistor 50, and its cathode directly to the common ground 35.

The output of this last described stage is taken from the connection I and delivered to the grid 52 of the rst element 53 of the trigger multivibrator circuit I2 through a capacitor 54. The tubes 53 and 55, comprising the trigger multivibrator stage, have their respective anodes 55 and 51 connected through resistors 58 and 59 to positive electrical energy source by common bus 28 coupled to ground through the capacitor 60 as shown. Grids 52 and 6I of these tubes are cross coupled with anodes 56 and 51 through the capacitors 52 and 63. Cathode 84 oi tube 53 is connected directly to ground and cathode 65 of tube 55 is connected to ground through the cathode resistor 66. 'Ihe grids of both tubes 53 and 55 are connected in series through the resistors 61 and l|58 and the potentiometer 69.

The output of multivibrator I2 is taken from the cathode of tube 55 at point D and delivered to the differentiating, amplifying and inverting stage I3 through the coupling elements 10 and 1I. 'I'he amplifying element 12 of this stage which may be of the triode type, has its anode 13 connected to positive energy source 88 through the resistor 14 and its cathode 15 connected directly to ground as shown.

The output of stage I3 is in turn impressed upon the initial element of the blocking oscillator I4 comprising the electronic discharge devices 16 and 1l, said output being received by the grid 18 of tube 16 through the coupling elements 19 and 80. Resistor 30 has connected in parallel therewith a resistance 8i which is grounded through the switch 232. The anode 83 of tube 16 is connected to positive electrical energy source through the inductance 863. Cathode 85 of tube IG is grounded directly while the cathode 8'8 of tube l'l' is grounded through the cathode resistor Q6. Anode 8'@ of tube l1 is connected to positive electrical energy source 88 through the common bus |39, which is coupled to ground through the capacitor 9u. The respective grids it and 3i of tubes 'i6 and 171 are coupled to ground through the respective capacitors 92 and im and inductances @il and 95 which are inductively linked with the common inductance E34. The output of the blocking oscillator is taken from the cathode of tube 11 at G and delivered to the signal receiving circuit of the oscilloscope i@ through the conductors il, Fig. l. The wires il! may be connected to either of the oscilloscope tubes deecting circuits, depending upon the indication desired.

rThe operation of the circuit is best exemplified by reference to Fig. 3, which shows voltage variations within the circuit at points indicated as AB. C, D, E,Fand G, in Eig. 2.

The unsymmetrical multivibrator It generates a voltage of the squared wave form shown at A in `Fig. 3. The trailing edge lill? is used to trigger the sweep generator i5, the gate being taken from the circuit terminal 33. The leading edge ii of the same wave is differentiated, amplified and inverted at stage ii, as shown by curves B and C. The negative discontinuity 302 of wave C is then employed to trigger the triggering multivibrator i2 which produces a squared wave D. The on and 0E time of the triggering multivibrator is controlled through variations in the potentiometer t@ in such a manner that the trailing edge of the pulse produced by it may be varied by advancing or retarding the same In point of time as shown at D in Fig. 4 by the two-way arrows II I.

In this manner multivibrator I0 is made to operate as a variable width gate generator by advancing or retarding the trailing edge |04 of the voltage wave D (Fig. 3). The duration of that portion of the voltage between trailing edge |04 and the leading edge IIB, which part is co-mmonly termed in the art as a gata may be varied to form a variable width gate. It is to be noted here that the natural frequency of the triggering multivibrator is not affected by changes in resistance 69, the latter being eilective only to control the on and off time of the multivibrator I2.

It should also be pointed out that, while the pulses 99', |00' and IOI of the voltage B are derived from the respective discontinuities 99, |00 and I 0I of the voltage A, pulses I I2 and II3 of wave C are not produced by pulses 99' and |00.

and bear no relation to them.

The pulses II2 and |I3 represent feed-back from the multivibrator I2, and, accordingly, are advanced or retarded, as indicated by the double arrows I I4, simultaneously with the trailing edges |04 and II5 of the voltage D when adjustment is made to the potentiometer 59.

The output of multivibrator I 2 is diierentiated, ampliiled and inverted in stage I3 .to give a wave form F in Fig. 3, which is delivered to the block' ing oscillator I4 to produce the wave form G. Here the discontinuities II5, IIS and IUI of voltage D produce the pulses IIB, I I9 and I2I, respectively, of voltage E, and the latter in turn are amplified and inverted to produce the pulses |22, |23 and |24, respectively, of voltage F. Through the active action of the final stage of blocking oscillator I4, which acts as a cathode follower, the pulses |22 and |24 only have eiect in producing the pulses I I0 and |08 of the voltage G` The output of blocking oscillator I4 may be examined or maytrigger another circuit which produces a pulse for study, but in the circut illustrated the pulses of voltage G, such as pulse |08, are to be studied.

As stated previously, this pulse is impressed upon the signal receiving circuit of the oscilloscope tube for study, and is swept by the sweep wave output of generator I5 supplied to the tube's deilecting circuit termnals through conductors iii. Since the sweep wave generator is triggered by the trailing edge I 00 of wave A, Fig. 4, the useful portion of the sweep wave C will appear as shown at |03. Further, since the on and off time of triggering multivibrator I2, which trig gers blocking oscillator I4, can be controlled by varying potentiometer 69, it is possible to vary the trailing edge |04 of wave D with respect to the triggering of the sweep.

Thus, by varying potentiometer 59, the trailing edge of wave D may be made to occur with respect to sweep |03 at the dotted line position E05, in which case blocking oscillator I4 will be triggered to generate a pulse |01 coming before the triggering of sweep |03, and the pulse will not be visible.

Similarly, the trailing edge of wave D may be made to occur as shown at |04 or |06. In the first instance the pulse |08 will be synchronized with the sweep to give full wave indicat'on, which is the desired operation, and in the second case the pulse will occur slightly before the return of the sweep to datum and again only a portion of the pulse will be shown, as indicated at |09.

With the circuit operating as described, it is seen that the sweep and the pulse under study may be synchronized with each other to give full wave indication by a single adjustment, namely that of potentiometer 69.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the unsymmetrical multivibrator I is designed to operate at a plurality of frequencies depending on the constants used, and to effect this lresult, the resistor ll, which is in parallel with element 39 of the voltage dividers 39 and 40, is employed. When the switch 42 is closed, the circuit will operate at an increased frequency, and conversely, when it is open, at a reduced frequency. Inasmuch as the value of the resistor 80 in the blocking oscillator lli is of critical value, it is necessary, under the frequency changes outlined above, to eect a corresponding change in the value of resistor 80. The switches d2 and 82 and therefore ganged so that the closing of switch i2 eiects a similar closing of switch 82, thereby placing the resistor 8l in parallel with resistor 80 which alters the effective value of the latter to correct for the change in frequency caused by the introduction of resistor l! in the circuit.

While the circuit shown in Fig. 2 shows the use of eight tubes of the triode type, itis to be understood that such is for illustrative purposes only. In actual practice it is possible to combine the differentiating, amplifying and inverting stages il and i3 in a tube of a single envelope, and similarly, the individual tubes of multivibrator stages ill and l2 and the blocking oscillator i6. Under such an arrangement, the number of tubes is reduced by one-half and the application of the invention is made more practical.

'I'hese and other modifications are of course possible and may become apparent in view of the foregoing disclosure. Accordingly, the embodiments of the invention herein described and shown in the accompanying drawings are to be considered as illustrative only and the spirit and scope of the invention to be limited solely by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. In a delayed trigger circuit, an unsymmetrical multivibrator, a rst Wave amplifying and inverting means, a variable Width gate generator, a sweep wave generating means, a second Wave amplifying and inverting means, a blocking oscillator and a builer stage, said unsymmetrical multivibrator producing a wave, the trailing edge of which triggers the said sweep generator and the leading edge of which triggers said variable Width gate generator to in turn produce a wave, and means associated with said variable width gate generator for controlling theoccurren'ce of the trailing edge of the wave produced by it to come before or after the triggering of said sweep wave generating means to thereby trigger said blocking oscillator in variable time relation with the triggering of said sweep wave generator.

2. In a cathode ray tube indicating device having a signal receiving circuit and a deflection circuit, a pulse generating means for applying a pulse to the signal circuit of said indicating device, a sweep Wave generating means for delivering a sweep wave to said deflection circuit, rst and second square wave generating means, said first square wave generating means being operable to trigger said sweep wave generating means and said second square wave generating means,

the latter being operable in turn to trigger said pulse generator means, and means for controlling the on and of! time of said second square wave generating means whereby said pulse generating means may be triggered before or after said sweep wave generating means.

3. In combination with a cathode ray tube indicating device having first and second deflecting circuits, pulse generating means for dellivering a pulse to said first deecting circuit, a rst multivibrator for triggering said pulse generating means, a sweep wave generating means for delivering a sweep to said second deflecting circuit, a second multivibrator for triggering said sweep wave generator and said first multivibrator respectively, and means for varying the on and oil time of said rst multivibrator whereby the triggering of said pulse generating means may be controlled to come before or after the triggering of said sweep Wave generating means.

4. In a blocking oscillator delayed trigger circuit, a wave squaring means, a sweep wave generator, a pulse generator, and a variable trigger circuit for triggering said pulse generator, said variable trigger circuit and said sweep wave generator being successively triggered by said Wave squaring means so that said variable trigger circuit is operable to trigger said pulse generator before or after the triggering of said sweep wave generator.

5. A circuit comprising a blocking oscillator. means for triggering said blocking oscillator, control means for governing the on and off time of said blocking oscillator trigger means, a sweep Wave generator, and means for producing a square wave, the leading and trailing edges of which sequentially trigger said blocking oscillator triggering means and said sweep wave generator whereby said trigger means is conditioned to be responsive to said control means to eiect the triggering of said blocking oscillator either before or after the triggering of said sweep wave generator.

6. In combination, an unsymmetrical multivibrator for generating a first square wave having leading and trailing edges, a second multivibrator synchronized with said rst multivibrator to produce a second square wave having its leading edge synchronized with the leading edge of the rst square wave, said second multivibrator including an adjustment for varying relative on and olf time thereof to Vary the time of occurrence of the trailing edge of said second square wave, a sweep Wave generating means, a coupling between said first multivibrator and said sweep wave generating means for triggering said sweep LWave generating means on thetrailing edge of said first square wave, a coupling between said rst multivibrator and said second multivibrator for triggeringthe latter by the leading edge of said ilrst square wave, and a blocking oscillator with a coupling to said second multivibrator for triggering the blocking oscillator on the trailing edge of the wave of said second multivibrator, whereby adjustment of said second multivibrator controls the time of triggering of said blocking oscillator before or after the triggering of said sweep wave generating means.

7. In combination with an oscilloscope, sweep wave generating means, means for generating a pulse, and means for successively triggering said sweep generating means and then said pulse generating means to provide full wave oscillosoopic indication of said pulse.

8. In a delayed trigger circuit, separate means to generate a sweep wave and a pulse, and variable trigger means controlled synchronously with the sweep wave generating means for triggering said pulse generating means after the triggering of said sweep generating means.

9. A circuit comprising means for generating a i'irst square wave, means for generating a 1u pulse, means responsive to said iirst square wave for generating a. sweep wave, and means including a second square wave generating means actuated by said first square wave generating means for controlling the triggering of said pulse generating means with respect to the generation of said sweep wave.

10. The combination of an oscilloscope, a sweep wave generator. a puise wave generator, separate triggering means for said sweep wave and said pulse wave generators, and means controlled synchronously with the sweep wave generating means for adjustably controlling thtriggering of said pulse wave generator before or after the triggering of said sweep wave generator.

SAMUEL SENSIPER. GIIMAN B. ANDREWS. 

